Tag Archives: Commerce

Written by Steven Hansen March 2013 wholesale sales and inventories data continues to go up one month, down the next. This data series is very noisy, and suffers from data gathering anomalies as well as poor headline methodolgy. This analysis … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen February 2013 wholesale sales and inventories data continues to go up one month, down the next. This data series is very noisy, and suffers from data gathering anomalies as well as poor headline methodolgy. This analysis … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen January 2013 wholesale sales and inventories data continues to go up one month, down the next. This data series is very noisy, and must suffer from data gathering anomalies. This analysis continues to be the opposite … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen December 2012 wholesale sales and inventories did not look as good as last months weak but OK data. This data series is very noisy, and must suffer from data gathering anomalies. This analysis continues to be … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen November 2012 wholesale sales and inventories did not look as good as last months strong data – but still ok. This data series is very noisy, and must suffer from data gathering anomalies. This analysis continues … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen October 2012 wholesale sales and inventories rebounded strongly from last months poor data. This data series is very noisy, and must suffer from data gathering anomalies. This analysis continues to be the opposite of the published … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen September 2012 wholesale sales and inventories showed clear recessionary signs – although one month of extremely terrible data does not a recession make.  This is the first year-over-year contraction after 34 months of expansion.  This analysis … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen August 2012 wholesale sales and inventories were soft – which was consistent with soft manufacturing data for August. Econintersect Analysis: sales down 3.7% month-over-month, and up 1.8% year-over-year sales (inflation adjusted) up 3.3% year-over-year inventories down … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen After last month’s terrible data, the July 2012 wholesale data reassured that the economy was not falling off a cliff.  This data set showed that the wholesale sector is consistent with the other business sectors. Econintersect … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen Whoa.  The wholesale data is terrible, and significantly worse than let on by the Census headline analysis.  The worst is that sales are in the crapper, which makes the slight reduction in inventories very significant.  This … Continue reading →

Written by Steven Hansen Wholesale sales have rebounded with a second good month in a row in May 2012.  Still it remains in a slowing growth pattern it since early 2011.  Econintersect analysis results indicate the economy is much stronger … Continue reading →